Cade Cunningham vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Cade Cunningham that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Cade Cunningham 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.